What is a Rusyn?This blog is interesting reading with good information as to what a 'Rusyn' is.http://www.slovakia.org/society-rusyn.htm

Of all of the ethnic groups that have settled in Pittsburgh, few are as mysterious as the Carpatho-Rusyns. So convoluted is their history, so mysterious their origins, that many Rusyns are mysteries even to themselves. No one even knows precisely how many Rusyns there are -- though some estimate their numbers at 2 million -- in part because Rusyn identity has been suppressed for centuries. It's not just possible to work alongside a Rusyn without knowing it; it's possible for the Rusyn not to know it, either. Click the link to read more of the story!http://m.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/how-the-rusyns-could-save-civilization/Content?oid=1340816